RTÉ Guide
Encyclopedia
The RTÉ Guide is a television
and radio
listings magazine in Ireland
published by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Raidió Teilifís Éireann
.
The magazine offers detailed programme listings for RTÉ channels, as well as TV3
, TG4
, 3e
, BBC, UTV
, and Channel 4
, as well as less detailed listings for a number of satellite channels. RTÉ Radio
programme listings are also published. Lifestyle and celebrity articles are also included in the magazine.
The RTÉ Guide began publication on 1 December 1961 as the RTV Guide and changed its name to its current name in 1966 . Early on listings were carried for the BBC but were dropped after a few years. Until 1991 only RTÉ programme listings were carried, but following UK listings magazines deregulation, the magazine began carrying BBC, UTV and Channel 4 listings also.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
listings magazine in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
published by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
.
The magazine offers detailed programme listings for RTÉ channels, as well as TV3
TV3 Ireland
TV3 is a free-to-air commercial television network in the Republic of Ireland. Launched on 20 September 1998 it was Ireland's first commercial broadcaster. The channel is owned by TV3 Group a subsidiary of Doughty Hanson & Co.-The TV3 Group:...
, TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
, 3e
Channel 6 (Ireland)
3e is a commercial television network in the Republic of Ireland. Launched on 5 January 2009 . The channel is operated by Kish Media a subsidiary of TV3 Group owned by Doughty Hanson & Co.-The TV3 Group:The TV3 Group was established in January 2009...
, BBC, UTV
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
, and Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, as well as less detailed listings for a number of satellite channels. RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
programme listings are also published. Lifestyle and celebrity articles are also included in the magazine.
The RTÉ Guide began publication on 1 December 1961 as the RTV Guide and changed its name to its current name in 1966 . Early on listings were carried for the BBC but were dropped after a few years. Until 1991 only RTÉ programme listings were carried, but following UK listings magazines deregulation, the magazine began carrying BBC, UTV and Channel 4 listings also.